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Penang is proud of its status as a World Heritage Site and in celebration of this prestigious status, has made the 7th of July the George Town World Heritage Day. Take in all that the city has to offer. Join other locals and visitors in appreciate of our culture, buildings, heritage, history and more. More

The kind people at Cultural Heritage and Action Team, a voluntary organisation formed by Penang heritage groups and activists have created this infographic for those interested in the architecture and history of heritage buildings in Penang. More

Penang in Motion 2 by FwuKai Quah
(original dimensions 1280 x 720, embed dimensions 978 x 550)
A clever way to appreciate the city and its natural landscape, FwuKai Quah a proud Penangnite has captured a series of time lapsed videos and stitched this together to create a nearly three minute long motion picture in high definition.

The video featured some of the popular tourist destinations, city scape, natural landscapes and skyline with clever use of time lapsed photography and dynamic staging for panning.

Combined with great sound tracks, the full screen video is definitely worth a look. We hope you enjoy this as much as we do.

It’s your turn to tell us more about this mural in Penang… and here it is based on feedback from our readers.

What is it about?

This is another of Ernest Zacharevic’s work, a mural of a little girl in blue. The mural depicts a little girl in bright blue dress, balancing herself between two windows shades. The mural was commissioned as part of the George Town Festival 2012 celebration and completed in July 2012.

Where is it located?

The mural is located at Muntri Street on the side of a shop house that faces the compound of the Penang Goldsmith Association or the Penang Ta Kam Hong. Due to its sheer size, you can’t really miss it.

What is the girl doing?

According to sources, the little girl portrayed here was in fact a real girl pushing herself up between two desks. There have been numerous photos of her in person in the local papers. Her pose was choreographed for a photo shoot and scaled to the size it is on the mural taking into account the width of the windows and distance between the windows.

Once again the creative and artistic credit goes to Ernest for making this another successful mural and for Penang, a more colourful and vibrant place to live, work and visit.

For those who missed the Penang International Dragon Boat Festival 2012 last weekend at the Teluk Bahang Dam, here is a collection of photographs of the event. Many thanks to our friend, Kui Seong for allowing us to use these excellent photographs on penangseaview.com.

Some 14 international teams from all over the work took part in this year’s festival and I am sure those who were there can tell you how much excitement and thrill was felt all through the three days.